I love stuff that examines how language is used or manipulated:

...Because he understands on a profound level that language is the way to hearts and minds, it makes sense to observe his word choice and manner of speaking very closely. In terms of style, Obama has a new way with words. Obamantics, maybe?

It's not just that he uses everyday expressions, such as "screwed up" and "folks." He relies on simple language to explicate — um, explain — complex ideas. He often begins sentences with the words "listen" or "look"...


CLICK HERE FOR MORE




This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 and is filed under , . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

0 comments: